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L. M. s'roors; or GRANDVIEW', INDIANA. Letters Patent No. 83,565, (lated October 27, 1868. I

IMPROVEMENT IN' BEE-HIVES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part'of the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, L. M. STOors, of' Grandview,

struct-ion and general arrangement of a bee-hive, which is perfectly moth-mooi', as-will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In orderto enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains, to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, which forni a part of this speciiication, and in which- I Figure 1 is a side section, through the line xx, tig. 2;

Figure 2 is a sectional front view, through the line y y, iig. l; and

Figure 3, a plan view of the float in the feed-box.

A represents the body of the hive, which may be made of any material and dimensions desired; B is the cap, placed on top oi' the body A, and completely y covering the same.

The brood-chambers C O are inserted intothe hive from the iront side, as shown, and can be easily wit-hd awn. These chambers rest on a block, D, in th'e rear ofthe 11ive,and on a hollow block or tube, E, in the front part. AThe entrance, F, is beneath the broodchambers, and leads into the tube E, which extends `across the hive, and is provided on its upper side with openings, c, which correspond.with a similar opening `on the bottom or lower side on each of the broodwhich opening may be closed by a slide placed on the rear side of the tube.

The honey-boxes I I are placed in the upper part lof the hive, and rest at the rear end on the tube-G,

opi-mings, d, leading from the saine into the boxes.

0n cach side ofthe hive is an opening, ,leznling into the end of tl1eventilating-tube G, which openings are omf'ered on the inner side with wire gauze, and provided with a slide, J, on the outside, so that they may be closed or opened, as may be desired.

The chambers, as well as the honey-boxes, are provided with glass on their sides, and as they are so arranged that there is a spa-ce between each of them, and between them and the hive, they can easily be removed without interim-ing with each other.

The air, entering through the entrance F, and the openings c c, into theVentilating-tube G, gives perfectventilation oi' all the chambers and boxes.

This hive is perieetly moth-prooi, as it will he seen there is only one entra-nce for them to enter, namely, the bee-entrance F, from whence they pass into the tube E, and cannot get into the brood-cliambcrs, especially as this tube is in consta-nt use, the bees passing at all times through the same, and destroying them.

Bees can be sait-ly wintered in this hive by removing the cap, B, and iilling the space between the chambers with sawdust, or any other :suit: ble material, and then replacing the cap; thel filling to be removed early in the spring.

Hzwing thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to set-.nrc by VLetters Patent, is-

l. The perforated tube ll, placed in the bottom oi' iVentil:lting-tube (i, feed-box H, and honey-boxes I l,

all constructml substantially as and for the purposes herein srt forth.

ln testimony 4that l claim the orcgoing, l. have hereunto set my hand, this 13th day of July, 1868. L. M. STOOYS. Witnesses:

Mino E. Laclmxcn, OHAs. L. EVERT. 

